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November 17, 2017 by Kevin McCann

Rehabbing a house with McCann – one room at a time for 20 years

It’s like night and day. Our house is beautiful…like a new house. It was a magical transformation.

—Lourdes Ryczak, Chicago

The Ryczek family, longtime customers | Rehabbing a house with McCann.

Find out what a real homeowner like yourself says about working with McCann Window

Second in a Series: We don’t like to brag. Yes, we can talk all day about the benefits of choosing McCann to replace windows or doors. However, we would rather have real clients share real stories about what it’s like to work with us.

Choosing the Right Window

Lourdes Ryczek of Chicago first learned about McCann Windows 23 years ago in Evanston at the World’s Largest Garage Sale. “I was looking for a specific window manufacturer, which Kevin (McCann) happened to represent in his display,” she says. “We started talking to him about our needs as homeowners with our rehabbing projects. He explained how he could make what we want to happen.”

They met for a consultation and hired McCann to install several windows. Then when it came to replacing the dining room window, Kevin helped them choose a window that was not on their original list. “He helped us choose a more aesthetically pleasing window than I originally picked,” Lourdes says.

Rehabbing a house with McCann. house siding exterior
The new siding was “like night and day” for the Ryczek’s home.

One Rehabbed Room A Year for 23 Years

The Ryczek family continued to hire McCann for about 20 years, rehabbing about one room each year. Throughout the years, they got the window installation process down to a science.

“My husband would have the window framed,” Lourdes says. “Then Kevin and his crew removed the old window, put in the new window, and then insulate it. My husband would finish the job on the inside, and McCann would clad the window on the outside.” (Editor’s Note: When you hire McCann to replace your windows, you don’t have to do ANY of the work. In Ryczek’s case, they chose to do some of the work because of the ongoing rehab in their home.)

Time for an Exterior Makeover

Four years ago, a hail storm damaged the siding on the Ryczek’s house. This was actually a good thing.

“We had been waiting 20 years to replace the most hideous green siding we’ve ever seen in our lives,” Lourdes says. “Because we had such a successful relationship with Kevin, we called him to give us an estimate for the siding. We also got other estimates, but we were confident that even if his price wasn’t the lowest, we knew we could trust him and he would provide us with a good job.”

ugly green siding pre siding project
Lourdes Ryczek says the house used to have “the most hideous green siding we’ve ever seen in our lives.”

Lourdes and her husband hired McCann for the siding project, and Kevin and his crew did not disappoint. For starters, Kevin offered a lot of useful information to help Lourdes and her husband choose the best siding. He recommended websites where they could look at ideas, and he suggested looking around the neighborhood for inspiration. His advice was: “When you’re driving somewhere, pay attention to what you like and don’t like on a house exterior. He said it was important to take pictures, so we could show him the ideas we wanted to use for our own home.”

Kevin also recommended molded millwork above the upstairs windows to give the home a bit of an architectural accent. “This was a piece that I never thought I would need or want,” Lourdes says. “But aesthetically, it added more color and more dimension to the job.”

The Work Begins

House ready for new vinyl siding | McCann Window
Preparing the house for the new siding.

When it came time to begin the work, Kevin’s crew removed the green aluminum siding and took it away for recycling, which “was a big deal for me,” Lourdes says.

Underneath the aluminum siding, the house was covered in thick, wooden shingles, which also had to be removed. The final preparation step was to insulate the house before “the real artistry began.”

“Kevin’s workers came and didn’t just side at will. They set up scaffolding. They were as responsible as could be.” Lourdes says. “We had put on a deck before that process began, and they had to go around the deck. They were able to make that job look flawless like it had all been done together. That was good for us because it looks like it was well orchestrated.”

The end result? “It’s like night and day,” Lourdes says. “Our house is beautiful…It was like a new house. It was like a magical transformation.”

Thank you for the Referrals

At some point in every rehab, you’re sort of done with the work, Lourdes points out. “I don’t have any more windows to replace, no more siding to do. But we’ve had several friends we’ve recommended to McCann. We were really glad we could extend [what we knew] to friends who were taking on a big project. It’s a big expenditure and you don’t want the risk of not having any information about your contractor.”

What Did Lourdes Love about Working with McCann?

“Kevin is incredibly honest and decent and somebody that you can trust. He’s not trying to take advantage of us,” Lourdes says. “When we didn’t know something, Kevin would explain it to us. His team provides quality work and they do a good job.”

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Filed Under: Customer Service, Home Exteriors, Replacement Windows, Replacement Windows Evanston, Replacement Windows North Shore, Vinyl Siding Tagged With: rehabbing, replacement windows

February 21, 2017 by Kevin McCann

Why We Love Alside Vinyl Siding

Increase Your Homes Value with New Siding

Your home is one of the biggest investments you’ll make in your life. When deciding which improvements will help increase your home’s value, vinyl siding is considered a sound investment. Not only will improve the appearance of your home, but it can also make your home more energy-efficient by keeping it warmer during the winter and cooler during the summer. Vinyl siding also requires less maintenance than painted or wooden exteriors.

vinyl siding - home front facadeHere at McCann Window & Exteriors, we use only the best products. That’s why we love working with Alside Vinyl Siding. Alside has been in the business of manufacturing vinyl siding, vinyl windows, and patio doors for almost seventy years. With their presence in the Chicago area, we are able to depend on their reliability with deliveries and the high quality of the vinyl siding products they manufacture.

Alside Vinyl Siding – a variety of options

Alside offers a variety of types of high-quality vinyl siding to fit your home’s design, energy efficiency goals, and budget. If your goal is increasing your home’s energy efficiency with style, Alside offers:

  • Prodigy® Insulated Siding wraps your home with a 1.5” thick layer of insulation and offers up to five times the amount of impact resistance in comparison to hollow-backed siding
  • Charter Oak® Energy Elite, provides an insulating foam underlayment that contours to the face of your home to fill gaps between the siding and your home.
  • Charter Oak® Featuring Neopor® Thermal Foam Technology, which incorporates graphite particles into the surface of the siding that serves to reflect the sun rays to keep your home cooler during the summer.

To learn more about the full line of Alside vinyl products available through McCann Windows & Exteriors, contact us to schedule a free consultation.

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Filed Under: Alside, Vinyl Siding

July 8, 2016 by Kevin McCann

Why Vinyl Siding is the Way to Go

Want to know a pro tip to enjoy life more? Have a low-maintenance home exterior!Vinyl Siding

Today’s vinyl sidings can accurately replicate the look and feel of authentic wood without all the hassles of painting and upkeep. It’s a sound investment that pays for itself within 5-10 years.

Today’s vinyl siding products have many desirable features. Some of which being…

  • Reduce noise by up to 45 percent – which is perfect for blocking out the noise of your neighbor mowing his yard Saturday at 8 am!
  • Won’t fade away! UV inhibitors help keep colors rich
  • It mimics real wood – All of the look, none of the upkeep
  • Insulate your home during the cold Illinois winters
  • Reflect radiant heat helping keep your house cooler during the summer months, saving you money on your air conditioning bill
  • It can stand up to the Windy City’s breezy gusts or tornado-force winds.

So if you want a beautiful home that is safe from Mother Nature and can withstand accidental wear and tear or being driven over (By the way, we don’t recommend driving over your house!) with minimal upkeep, vinyl siding might just be exactly what you have been looking for!

At McCann Windows and Exteriors in Northbrook, Illinois, we can help you choose the appropriate size, color, shape, grain, and texture of siding for your home’s architectural style and neighborhood environment! Contact us today.

Filed Under: Vinyl Siding Tagged With: home improvement, vinyl siding

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